Thinking back to what he had just seen, after getting along for many days, he clearly knew that the Xuanyi Shou King in front of him was very assertive, and the middle-aged deputy general immediately knelt down on one knee and hugged his fists with a guilty face: "The last general is shallow, and he doesn't know His Highness's ambitions, and I hope Your Highness won't blame!" ”

Just as Li Qing wanted to step forward and help the middle-aged deputy general up, the door outside the door opened, and Shi Hao, who was covered in blood and holding a Tang knife, led seven or eight guards to Li Qing and bowed down and said: "Your Highness, the Tubo soldiers are rushing to the city with their lives, and now there are many Tubo soldiers on the city wall, in order to protect the safety of His Highness, the last general respectfully asks His Highness to withdraw into the city!" ”

Fortunately, it was Shi Hao who broke into it at this moment, if someone else put on such a posture to break into the city tower where King Shou was temporarily stationed, those who didn't know the situation would definitely think that Shi Hao, who was the main general of the city guard at this moment, had defected to the enemy, and this time he came to arrest Li Qing to make contributions!

After that, Shi Hao said to the deputy general of the East Battalion of the City Defense Army, who had already stood up by himself at this moment: "Vice General Cui, you can lead your subordinates to protect His Highness and withdraw into the General's Mansion!" Because he worked with the city defense army, Shi Hao naturally recognized the middle-aged deputy general who was on the march with the army at this moment. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Qing, who had been calculating the time, listened to it for only half an hour, and the Tubo army had gradually climbed the city wall, even if he didn't see it with his own eyes, Li Qing could expect how tragic the battle outside was.

Looking at Shi Hao's posture in front of him, Li Qing understood that even if he was unwilling to withdraw to the General's Mansion, for his own safety, Shi Hao in front of him would definitely order the guards behind him to help the General's Mansion, Li Qing fortunately did not struggle much, looked directly at Shi Hao, who had obviously just experienced a fight in front of him, and said: "When it is time to withdraw, this king will retreat, although this king is eager to make contributions, but he is not a reckless and stubborn person, and naturally he will not joke with his own life." ”

Getting the answer he wanted, Shi Hao's expression gradually relaxed, thinking that there was Mu Fan outside the city at this moment to preside over the overall situation, so Shi Hao was not in a hurry!

Unhurriedly, he said, "General Shi, if you rely on the men and horses in your hands at this moment, how long can you hold on?" ”

Although he didn't understand why King Shou in front of him had such an abrupt question, after thinking about it for a while, Shi Hao still replied truthfully: "It is conservatively estimated that half an hour, if you try your best to fight the people in your hands, you can hold on for an hour at most!" “

What Shi Hao didn't say was that if Li Qing could hand over the five hundred Jianmen Army and the five hundred Maozhou soldiers and horses as a reserve army to himself at this moment, he would definitely be confident that he would be able to guarantee that within two hours, he would never lose the south of the city!

And what puzzled Shi Hao was that the confrontation between the two sides was fierce at this moment, not only the five hundred soldiers and horses of Maozhou, but even the deputy general of Maozhou had never seen it since nightfall, if he didn't know the character of the deputy general of Maozhou, Shi Hao would really think that the deputy general of Maozhou would escape with his subordinates at the moment of life and death!

Li Qing, who was standing directly opposite Shi Hao, looked at Shi Hao, who was in deep thought, and said "without being shocked": "Since you can't resist the Tubo soldiers, it's better to withdraw all the defenses in the city now, and let the Tubo army drive straight in!" ”

Looking at Shi Hao and the deputy general of the city defense army, who fell into a sluggish state with his words, as if to show that he was not joking, Li Qing put away the casual touch on his face, and said seriously and unquestionably: "The king ordered that all the defenders in the south of the city withdraw to the city!" ”

Hearing such an abrupt order, Shi Hao, who finally came back to his senses, stared intently at Li Qing in front of him as if he didn't know him, and hesitated for a long time before he spoke: "Your Highness, this move is ・・・・・・?" Shi Hao didn't go on, but everyone present knew what Shi Hao ・・・・・・was referring to.

stepped forward and patted Shi Hao's shoulder, looking around at the soldiers around who were looking at him with questioning expressions, except for the Qing Moth Guard, Li Qing said with emotion: "Since this king will not joke with his own life, let alone the lives of the Tang Dynasty soldiers and innocent people!" ”

"Count the number of casualties, select two hundred elite dead soldiers, and then the whole army will withdraw into the city and start street battles, anyone who dares to disobey the military order will be executed on the spot!"

Knowing the meaning of Li Qing in front of him, the doubts on his original face disappeared without a trace, and now he arched his hand and said: "The name of His Highness, we must obey it, but in this way, if a large number of Tubo soldiers pour into the city, it will inevitably put pressure on the Yizhou soldiers and horses guarding the west of the city and the Longzhou soldiers and horses guarding the north of the city!" ”

With a light laugh, Li Qing pointed to himself and said: "With this king in charge, those Tubo soldiers are afraid that what they think about in their mouths is only the head of this king, under the temptation of high-ranking officials and rich people, how can they take care of the battle situation in the west and north of the city?" ”

Although he knew that there was something wrong, but looking at Li Qing in front of him with an undoubted expression, he immediately nodded without hesitation and responded: "Your Highness will withdraw first, and your subordinates will arrange it!" ”

Li Qing didn't have the slightest pretentiousness, and immediately withdrew towards the city under the escort of dozens of personal guards and more than a dozen green moth guards in green shirts!

Two quarters of an hour later, in an ordinary pavilion in the south of the city, Li Qing carried a railing with both hands, and his black hair flew wantonly under the blowing of the night wind, and Mu Fan, who had just withdrawn from the front line of Shi Hao behind him, looked at the young man in front of him who was three points arrogant and seven points dashing, and his eyes were mixed with a strong sense of respect.

Listening to the footsteps behind him, Li Qing did not turn around, looked at the deserted main road leading to the south gate in front of him, and said lightly: "Everything is ready?" ”

Listening to the question of the young man in Xuanyi in front of him, the two people behind him glanced at each other, and Mu Fan said: "Your Highness, just after the battle, there were 2,000 soldiers defending the city, 800 casualties, plus the 200 sergeants after the break at this moment, the whole calculation, within half an hour, half of our army was killed in the battle!" ”

Speaking of this, Rao Yi Mu Fan's cheerfulness can't help but be steady, after all, seeing one robe after another fall at his feet, people who have not experienced it will never be able to experience the pain of the skin, although Mu Fan is the young marshal of the Sword Gate, but the geographical location of the Sword Gate is special, Mu Fan has always thought that the war is far away from him, and now he has experienced it himself, and the taste is really painful and happy!

After Mu Fan finished speaking, Shi Hao said: "The two hundred elite soldiers that His Highness asked the last general to prepare are under the attic at this moment, waiting for His Highness's order!" ”

Following the two of them downstairs, Li Qing, who originally just wanted to pretend, looked at the iron-blooded soldiers in front of him who were bloodstained and obviously went through a life-and-death battle, and couldn't help but feel a touch of emotion in his heart, it was precisely because of these thousands of iron-blooded men in front of him who were not afraid of life and death to protect their families and defend the country, that Datang could be in today's grand situation?

Only then can I have the ability to say, "Those who offend me in the Tang Dynasty will be punished even if they are far away!" "Such a bold statement!

Looking directly at the two hundred iron-blooded soldiers standing like green pines in front of him, he stepped forward and Li Qing said straight to the point: "Don't hide it from you, this time the task of the monarchs is extremely dangerous, anyone who quits now will be out of the queue immediately!" ”

After that, after waiting for a long time, seeing that no one came out of the ranks, Li Qing nodded with satisfaction, and said with emotion: "All brothers are my iron-blooded men of the Tang Dynasty, it is good, rest assured, your family will definitely not be treated badly, this time you are divided into two groups, each group of 100 people, one group is responsible for closing the city gate after the Tibetan army enters the city, and the other pair is responsible for re-boarding the city wall and projecting rockets to the Tibetan army outside the city!" ”

After saying that, he turned around and looked at the only twelve green moth guards behind him, Li Qing's hands hidden in his sleeves trembled slightly, calmed down and said, "This time, there are six green moth guards in each of the two groups!" ”

Yan didn't stop here anymore, leaving only a lonely back for everyone, and the twelve green moth guards who fought in a row with broad-bodied short swords looked at the back of Xuanyi in the distance, knelt down on one knee at the same time, and said in unison: "Your Highness, take care!" In their eyes, as a member of the Green Moth Guard, it is a supreme honor to die for King Shou!

Listening to the sound behind him that reached his heart, Li Qing, who was holding on to the stairs and climbing the stairs with difficulty, almost fell, seeing that the forty green moths who had just come out of Chengdu were likely to be left with Li Ye alone after a few hours, how could Li Qing feel good in his heart? (To be continued.) )